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Bill Heatley

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Bill Heatley
Senator for Queensland
In office
14 April 1966 – 30 June 1968
Preceded byBob Sherrington
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Albert
In office
14 February 1970 – 29 October 1971
Preceded byCec Carey
Succeeded byBill D'Arcy
Personal details
Born
William Clarence Heatley

(1920-07-12)12 July 1920
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Died29 October 1971(1971-10-29) (aged 51)
Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseBarbara Patricia Haynes (m.1944)
OccupationCompany director

William Clarence Heatley (12 July 1920 – 29 October 1971) was an Australian politician.

Early life

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Born in Townsville, Queensland, Heatley was educated at All Souls School in Charters Towers.[1]

After serving in the military 1940–1945, he became a grazier at Warwick and Miles, as well as a company director.[1]

Politics

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On 14 April 1966, Heatley was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator for Queensland, filling the casual vacancy caused by the death of Liberal Senator Bob Sherrington. The Australian Constitution dictated that a special Senate election had to be held at the same time as the lower house election in 1966, in which Heatley easily defeated Labor candidate and future Senator Bertie Milliner.[2] Heatley held the seat until his defeat in 1967, taking effect in 1968.[1] In 1970, he entered the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Albert, but died in 1971.[3]

Later life

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Heatley died on 29 October 1971, aged 51, at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Drinkwater, Derek (2010). "HEATLEY, William Clarence (1920–1971)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam. "1966 Senate special election: Queensland". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Albert
1970–1971
Succeeded by